The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1887-11-17
Burst HIS HEAD DY A BOMB.
THE CHARACTERISTIC DEATH OF
ANARCHIST LiSGG.
Shocking Suicide in the Chicago Jail
The Condemned Man Prefers any
Death to the Gallows.


acted differently from usual. On
Tuesday night be gave out his "iare-
well address," which was written for
the Alarm, Parsons o,d paper. In
it he recited at length his grievances
and closed as follows:
Now, with last and earnest
farewell to all friends and comrad"s'
and with final wishes for their pros
perity, I close, in view of the certain
ty that | shall never have chance
of seeing you again, my beloved
comrades. With an earnest aud
hearty wish for your future success
in lite, your comrade, hoch Ole ar
archiei Louis L1NGG.
Yesterday, when one of the guards
told him that the papers had pub
lished his letter to d. D. Lum, the
young bomb manufacturer, expressed
strong desire to "read it in Eng
lish.' Jailer Folz consented and
L.ingg slowly plodded through the
translation. Englehardt speaks Ger
man. and when appealed to, gave
Lingg the meaning Of the EngllSh
words in German.
The doomed man sai:i that the let
ter was an admirable translation
from the original. Turning to an
other page of the paper, his eye
caught the line. "Lingg will sarely
hang" Calling Englehsrt he aaKed !:
What is the meaning of this word
SUR ely in German" Englehardt
told him and Lingg laughingly OBJ
served, 80, so; I will su.r-e-l y
hang" His manner was such that
Englehart joined in the laugh.
Say" said he to the reporter,
did you see my maenschen:' He
was told that Ida Mueller had not
been seen. His next query was ::
Has schatz, (sweethear9 gone to
Springfeld?' This question was an
swered in the affirmative. He seem
ed pleased and remarked that if he
could lave seen her. he would have
told her TO stay at home. O'Nelll,
one of the two guards who remained
on duty before Lingg's cell through
out the day, declared that Lingg was
the coolest man in Cook County Jail.
He was very pale, but bis appetite
was good and ne slept well.
This morning loud explosion was
heard in Lingg's cell Immediately
after the explosion Deputy O'Neill
rushed into Lingg's cell, which was
completely enyeloped in smoke.
There he found the young Anarchist
living on his back with great holes
in his head, from which the blood
was rushing in torrents. He was at
once carried into the jail Office and
placed on a table. He was still
breathing faintlv, and while DR..
Gray was examining him be coughed
slightly and the blood poured forth
again from his terrible wounds and
from bis mouth and nose. He did
not die until 8 25 p. m.
After awhile Jailcr Folz made an
examination Of the cell. On the
floor he found the she'll OF fulmi-
mating cap. The sheriff said there
had undoubtedly been dynam te in
it. The supposition that the man
put the shell in his mouth and delib-
erately applied candle fame is un.
doubtedIy correct. The explosion
was terrific. 1t startled the officials,
who thought it was q bomb, the noise
was so great. The shell was so
small as to have allowed the snug
Cling of it into the Jail without any
trouble.
EXCITEMENT IN THE JAIL.
The explosion in I.ingg's cell ere
a.ed 8 decided sensation in the Jail.
Ali the prisoners, over two hundred,
heard tie report. Jailer Folz was
the one who carried the news to the
other Anarchists. The jailer ap
preached Parsons cell. "Lingg has
killed himself" said Mr.. Folz.
"Great God! is that so!" ezclain
ed Parsons.
Yes. it's fact" was the reply
well. ny God!' exclaimed Par
= saas.susst sstaaA ! had some dynamite
Wbile~ ~rn6u1 myself 6n9ss4ssess. ,s4ssess.e.saaiek; szcek;
August Spies was then intorCe0
of the tragedy.
II expected nothing else said
Spies quietly. Ever since the find
inc of the bombs in his cell last Sun
day was satisfied that if it was pos
sible he would make away with him
self. For my own and my comrades
sskes l am glad he is out Of the way
According to Folz all the remain
ing Anarchists are completely down
They look on the suicide of Lingg q;
placing him in the category of ex
treme Anarchists, which place they
do no, wish to occupy themselves
Schwab became deeply depressed
He walked up and down bis cell will
his head on his breast. Engel anc
Fisher refused to talk to their keeper
but were evidently almost over
whelmed by the tragedy.
While it is gsncrslly though
AROUND the Jail now that Lingg ha(
sll along determined on ending hi
own life in some tragic way, it Is al
so believed that for some cause o
other he committed the act sooae
than he at first Intended.
LISGG's DESIRE TO DIE CLEAN.
On Tuesday, when Capt. Blac]
was leaving the Jail, on his way t
Springfield, Lings called him to tn
grating opposite his cell. and in brc
ken English asked him to see that b
la ,o,,o o1aop l;pan ceut him an